After prayers at Jagannath Temple, PM Narendra Modi inaugurates IOCL project at Paradip refinery

Bhubaneswar: PM Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Odisha, will attend two programmes on Sunday, besides visiting the Lord Jagannath temple at Puri.

Here are the latest updates:-

- PM Modi on Sunday dedicated to the nation Indian Oil Corp's Rs 34,555 crore refinery in Paradip. The 15 million tons per annum Paradip refinery was built over nearly 16 years. The then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had on May 24, 2000 laid foundation stone of the ninth plant of IOC.

- Initiatives have to be futuristic and completed before the designated time period; delays shouldn't occur: PM Modi at Paradip

- Trying to bring a new work culture where projects are conceived in time and completed on time: PM Modi while addressing gathering at Paradip refinery

- The Shilanyas for this was done by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, our inspiration, says PM Modi

- This Paradip refinery is the Vikas Deep for Odisha and the youth of Odisha, says PM Narendra Modi

- Paradip refinery has established a records of sorts when it comes to Make In India: PM Narendra Modi 

- People of Odisha know the importance of this refinery and how this refinery will contribute to the development of Odisha: PM begins his speech at Paradip refinery

- Paradip Refinery's INDMAX unit has been set up via indigenous technology to produce more LPG

- DGP KB Singh has reviewed security arrangements at Paradip, while other senior officers are camping at Puri and NISER to ensure full security of the PM Narendra Modi.

- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday dedicate to the nation Indian Oil Corporation's new state-of-the-art refinery at Paradip in Odisha

- After Puri visit, PM Modi will leave for Paradip to inaugurate IOCL's refinery project; he will address a public meeting there

- After inaugurating NISER campus in Bhubaneswar, PM Modi lands in Puri

PM lands in Puri to a very warm welcome...and does not disappoint those gathered at the helipad. pic.twitter.com/4PEc7JL4Jh — PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 7, 2016

- India's space mission has made a mark across the world: PM Narendra Modi while speaking at inauguration of National Institute of Science Education and Research in Jatani, Bhubaneswar.

- Highlighting the importance of innovation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that innovation is the need of the hour, for every society and every era.

- Prime Minister Modi, who was addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) in Jatani, Bhubaneswar, said that the campus must focus on contributing to saving the environment. 

"Let us make this campus India's greenest campus. Apart from greenery, this campus should think about solar technology, zero discharge," he said.

- The Prime Minister also lauded scientists and professors for innovating newer ways of doing things.

- "Our scientists and professors are always thinking about doing something or the other that is new. They are researching and innovating always. India's space mission has made a mark across the world. The moment innovation stops, systems lose their life. Innovation is the need of the hour, for every society and every era. Innovation is a need of every society and every generation," he said.

- "It is important to develop scientific temper among our school students. This institute can play a major role in this," he said.